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A movie by a Haskell Indian Nations University student was screened at the 27th annual American Indian Film Festival. “It’s an honor,” said Thomas Yeahpau,
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NWIC Overcomes Tragedy to Earn AISES Award
The Northwest Indian College Chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) received an important award at the organization’s annual conference Nov. 7-10 in Tulsa,
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TMCC Initiates Informal Provider Program
Turtle Mountain Community College (Belcourt, ND) hopes to boost the quality of day care on its North Dakota reservation through a pilot program funded by the Bush Foundation.
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IAIA Students Host Maori Delegation
A delegation of Maori from New Zealand came to the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, NM, last September to share their culture with students.
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Mapping Our Past at Library of Congress
Gregory Chester and I spent three weeks in Washington, DC, last summer at the Library of Congress as interns helping to build a database to serve tribal colleges and communities.
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Leech Lake to Break Ground for New Campus
Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) expects to break ground for a new campus this spring, according to LLTC President Lenee Ross. The Leech Lake Tribal College Board of Trustees decided upon a 30-acre site south of the Palace Casino in Cass Lake,
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College Fund Presents Achievement Awards
The American Indian College Fund held its seventh annual Flame of Hope Gala in New York City last November, which raised several hundred thousand dollars toward scholarships for American Indian college students.
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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Attains Goals
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (SCTC) in Mount Pleasant, MI, is one step closer to receiving accreditation. Following a site visit last November, a team of evaluators from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (HLC/NCA) said it would recommend initial candidacy to the commission’s board of trustees.
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Tribal Colleges Celebrate Herrington’s Flight
Tribal college communities kept a close watch on space shuttle Endeavour last Nov. 23 to Dec. 7 knowing that John B. Herrington (Chickasaw) was the first tribally enrolled American Indian astronaut to walk in space.
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Tohono O’odham Move Toward Accreditation
Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) succeeded in taking two of the most important steps for a fledgling tribal college last fall. Following its September visit to the college in Sells,
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Fond du Lac Formalizes Maori Exchange Plans
Faculty and students from the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC), the White Earth Tribal and Community College, and high school students from Fond du Lac Ojibwe School and area high schools will experience New Zealand’s Maori culture through a student exchange program,
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Kellogg Funds Minority Leadership Initiative
Leaders of the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education have pledged to identify and mentor the next generation of presidents and senior executives for America’s Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
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Sage Cites Family as Recipe for Success
Jasper Sage, a senior student from Haskell Indian Nations University, spoke on a panel last August with Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman about his internship with the U.S.
